2012 - 2014 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Development and pilot test of Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) for informing on the status of piscivorous fish species.

Trawl surveys routinely conducted by Cefas under-sample some of the larger piscivorous fish species, which are often either of commercial and/or conservation interest. Additionally, some habitats cannot be sampled effectively with trawls (e.g. reef habitats, deep-water areas etc), and other gears (e.g. longline) cannot be deployed safely from Cefas Endeavour. Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) provide an alternative, non-lethal method for sampling such fish, and have been widely used in the Southern hemisphere to monitor fish assemblages in certain habitats. Over the course of this project (Jan 2012 - Jan 2014), 18 deployments with BRUVS were made, with a total of 37 hours, 23 mins recording time.